Configure Wireless Bridging - NETGEAR ProSAFE WN203 Reference Manual

ProSAFE Single Band 802.11n Wireless Access Point WN203
Setting Description
Station EDCA parameters
AIFS Enter the Arbitration Inter-Frame Spacing (AIFS) interval that specifies the wait time (in
milliseconds) between data frames. A higher AIFS value means a higher priority for a
queue. Valid values for AIFS are 0 through 8.
The default values are Data 0: 3; Data 1: 7; Data 2: 2; Data 3: 2.
cwMin Enter the minimum contention window (cwMin) value that specifies the upper limit (in
milliseconds) of a range from which the initial random back-off wait time is determined.
Decreasing this value increases the priority of the queue. The value for cwMin needs to be
lower than the value for cwMax. Valid values are 0, 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, 127, 255, 511, and
1023.
The default values are Data 0: 15; Data 1: 15; Data 2: 7; Data 3: 3.
cwMax Enter the maximum contention window (cwMax) value that specifies the upper limit (in
milliseconds) for the doubling of the random back-off value. Decreasing this value
increases the priority of the queue. The value for cwMax needs to be higher than the value
for cwMin. Valid values are 0, 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, 127, 255, 511, and 1023.
The default values are Data 0: 1023; Data 1: 1023; Data 2: 15; Data 3: 7.
TXOP Limit Enter the transmission opportunity (TXOP) value that specifies the time interval (in
microseconds) in which a client station can initiate transmissions on the wireless medium
(WM). Decreasing this value increases the priority of the queue. Valid values for TXOP
Limit are all multiples of 32 between 0 and 8192, inclusive of 0 and 8192.
The default values are Data 0: 0; Data 1: 0; Data 2: 3008; Data 3: 1504.
3. Click the Apply button.

Configure Wireless Bridging

The wireless access point supports a wireless distributing system (WDS) that lets you build
large bridged wireless networks. You can select from the following wireless access point
modes:
• Wireless point-to-point bridge. In this mode, the wireless access point can
communicate with another access point that also functions in bridge mode. You can use
this mode with or without client association. Whether or not you enable client association,
use WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK to secure the communication. For information about
how to configure this mode, see
• Wireless point-to-multipoint bridge. In this mode, the wireless access point is the
master for a group of up to four access points that function in bridge-mode. You can use
point-to-multipoint bridge mode with or without client association.
The other access points in the group need to be set to point-to-point bridge mode, using
the MAC address of the master wireless access point. Rather than communicating
directly with each other, all other bridge-mode access points send their traffic to the
master wireless access point. Whether or not you enable client association, use WEP,
WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK to secure the communication. For information about how to
configure this mode, see
Configure a Point-to-Point Wireless Network
Configure a Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Network
Advanced Configuration
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